I Was a Teenage Prison Guard — Then I Survived Addiction | Ken Rideout

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Ken Rideout joins Ian Bick to share his unique path from working as a corrections officer to struggling with addiction and eventually rebuilding his life through discipline and endurance sports. Ken opens up about his background, his experiences inside the prison system, his battle with opioids, and how running became a foundation for stability, structure, and long-term recovery. Today, Ken is known for his work in fitness, long-distance running, and co-hosting The Fight with Teddy Atlas podcast. #PrisonStory #AddictionRecovery #PrisonGuard #TrueCrimePodcast #LockedInWithIanBick #PrisonLife #AddictionAwareness #redemptionstory Thanks to AURA FRAMES & BLUECHEW for sponsoring this episode: Aura Frames: Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/LOCKEDIN. Promo Code LOCKEDIN BlueChew: Get 10% off your first month of BlueChew Gold with code LOCKEDIN. Visit https://bluechew.com/ for more details and important safety information Connect with Ken Rideout: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ken_rideout/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ken_rideout Website: ttps://www.theothersideofhard.com/ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 Former Prison Guard: Shocking Stories & Life Before Corrections 05:41 Growing Up: Family, Neighborhood Influence & Early Sports Life 13:30 First Days as a CO: What Really Happens Behind the Walls 23:36 Addiction Inside Prisons & Struggles at Home 31:44 Childhood Trauma, Life Choices & Hitting Crossroads 43:43 Why He Left Corrections for Wall Street (The Unexpected Pivot) 53:34 Battling Addiction: Secrets, Lies & Personal Collapse 01:02:31 Sobriety Journey: Regrets, Family Impact & Hard Truths 01:06:23 Rebuilding Life: Fitness, Career Growth & Becoming a Mentor 01:13:21 Discipline, Success & The Mindset That Changed Everything 01:19:45 Future Goals, Self-Acceptance & What He Learned 01:25:15 Overcoming Setbacks & Staying Consistent Through Life’s Chaos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	this big irish guy barry hills comes running over picks me up on his shoulder like a fireman's carry
0:35.5	and starts running with me in the ball field and i'm like barry put me down the other guards are watching when you're working in that prison at such a young age are you thinking at all wow I could have made one mistake in my childhood that could have led me to this moment as well on the other side of it and as soon as he gets the handcuffs on he starts like going crazy I'm gonna fucking you guys. And we're like right on top of him.
0:54.7	I'm like, buddy, will you calm down?
0:56.4	How hard is it to meet someone who has no idea that you're battling addiction and hide it from that person?
1:02.4	Ken Rideout joins me to talk about his time as a corrections officer, his struggle with opioid addiction,
1:08.6	and how he rebuilt his life through fitness and routine. Ken, welcome to Lockton. Thanks so much for coming on the show today. Thanks for having me, brother. Yeah, we've been talking about for this a while. I didn't even realize until just now that Bob Balfour had brought you up originally, and then another one of our guests had connected us or bean
1:27.8	shooter connected us. You reminded me. I thought it was Bob the whole time. Shifty Mike Lee.
1:32.7	I love the bean shooter. And then I saw Bean Shearters comment on the interview you just with
1:38.7	Damon West. Yeah. He was he made some stupid comment or funny comment about the coffee beans. He's like,
1:43.9	I was wondering why you always called everything that the whole time.
1:47.1	Bean Shooter's funny.
1:48.1	I interviewed Bean Shooter for the new show, too, for my own new podcast.
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